True Art

Deception, champagne, and Michelangelos collide in a World Premiere comedy about the discovery of a lost masterpiece

In this suspenseful World Premeire comedy, a wide-eyed art history major takes a job at a prominent museum and soon discovers that her infamously no-nonsense boss isn't the only potential shark in the pond of curators, board directors, and dealers. Now she must navigate a quick-witted game of deception, while deciphering who to trust and questioning everything she knows about art, truth, and her own ambition.

“TRUE ART is a world premiere that I am thrilled to be helming at The Dorset Theatre Festival! To me the central question in this very funny new play is a more serious one: After fighting her way to the top of her field, to what lengths will an older, powerful woman go when faced with encroaching ageism and irrelevance? Does she become the thing she fought against on her rise up? Will she reach out a hand to lift up a young woman who is at the beginning of her career journey? We’re all excited to dive into the heady world of art and provenance, commerce and perception, and office politics at the most famous museum in the country. Join us!”

— Michelle Joyner, Director